905 – Picture of antlered figure

Physical description:

Black and white picture taken from prehistoric cave painting showing antlered figure, either dressed in animal skin or part-human part-deer.

Museum classification:

Horned God

Size:

270 x 165 mm

Information:

Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'With the male take-over of religion, things changed. Man the hunter, man the killer, was to introduce the shedding of blood into his holy places. Dance and chant gave way to streams of life warmed blood and the stench of charred flesh upon the stone altars. The dreary days of male religious dominance had dawned. Man the great destroyer of life took over the helm.'

Resource:

Picture

Materials:

Paper

Original text by Cecil Williamson: 'With the male take-over of religion, things changed. Man the hunter, man the killer, was to introduce the shedding of blood into his holy places. Dance and chant gave way to streams of life warmed blood and the stench of charred flesh upon the stone altars. The dreary days of male religious dominance had dawned. Man the great destroyer of life took over the helm.'